Roundups
The 7 Best Double-Walled Glass Coffee Mugs I’ve Found
GLASS COFFEE MUGS, Y’ALL. I have a bit of an obsession. It’s with double-walled glass. Especially double-walled glass cups for coffee. I…
Author: David Hayes
David loves to eat peanut butter while drinking coffee. Really he loves to eat it any time, but while drinking coffee is how it's most relevant to Low-Key Coffee Snobs. Also loves board games, being cozy, and eating ice cream.
Roundups
Product Reviews
Fellow Stagg EKG Review: Is This $180 Kettle Actually Worth It?
Sometime in 2023, our prior gooseneck kettle (the Bonavita—popular with coffee nerds and reviewed here), just stopped heating. It still turned on…
How To
Our Go-To Hario V60 Coffee Pour Over Recipe for Delicious Coffee
If you’re going to invest in a pour over brewer, many would recommend that you make it a Hario V60. We agree,…
Roundups
The Best Coffee Scales of 2026
Coffee scales don’t magically make coffee better. What they do is remove one of the biggest variables, which is not knowing how…
Coffee 203
Washed vs. Natural Coffee: Understanding Coffee Fermentation and Processing
We love this topic because it helps explain one of coffee’s greatest magic tricks. How can two coffees from the same country…
Coffee 203
Should You Be Vacuum-Sealing Coffee Beans? We Did, by Accident
Recently, Meg and I accidentally realized we were vacuum-sealing coffee beans while on a trip. It wasn’t a perfect vacuum, and it…
Product Reviews
Baratza Encore Review 2026: Still the Best Coffee Grinder for Most People?
The Baratza Encore is one of the best entry-level coffee grinders for most (serious) types of coffee drinkers. After 8 years of…
Coffee 203
AeroPress vs. French Press: Two Great, but Different, Brews
If you just look at an AeroPress and French Press in action, especially during the final part of brewing with them, you’d…
Coffee 203
Is It Cheaper to Make Coffee at Home? We Did the Math
Yes. For most daily coffee drinkers, making coffee at home is significantly cheaper than buying it at a coffee shop. Using specialty…
Product Reviews
Ember Mug Review for 2026
TL;DR of our Ember Mug review: This cup that keeps coffee hot does keep your drink warm, but may change its flavor…
Board Games
The Best Dice Rolling Games Board Games (to Me)
If you’ve ever played a board game, the probability you’ve played one with dice is nearly 100%. But the category is way…
Coffee Brewers
French Press vs. Pour Over: What’s the Difference?
The French press and the pour over are two great ways to make coffee at home—let’s get that out of the way…